Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 31, 2013

Anyone who has gone grocery shopping for their household knows that feeding the family can get expensive. By breaking things up into rations, you’ll never have to cook six chicken breasts at once or find a recipe that calls for three pounds of ground beef. Make substitutions in recipes. Bake a casserole.

Dinner 75

Dinner Simple Family Menu Planning 75

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 30, 2014

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. Lately when I see my bill at the check out, I’m shocked at how few groceries are actually going home with me. Also, my husband gets more involved with cooking since he loves to grill.

Budget 100

Budget Budgeting Grocery Groceries 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2014

I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month. There’s about $67 worth of groceries that I forgot to photograph. Homemade Tomato Soup , grilled cheese sandwiches – the recipe is from Mom Advice and it makes a ton of soup–lots of leftovers. I even froze some.

March 100

March Grocery Groceries Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Batch cooking: Buy in bulk, batch cook, and freeze in portion sizes. Freezer cooking sessions: This wildly popular cooking technique saves time and money by setting aside a time to prepare a lot of meals at once. Cooked chicken and veggies can be frozen and used in soups or casseroles at a later date.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 113